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Thurlton, Norfolk [4]

Chorlton, Lancashire [3]

Corton, Suffolk [2]

Deptford, London [2]

37 Crossall Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Badingham, Suffolk [1]

Barkingside, Essex [1]

Bath, Somerset [1]

Battle, Sussex [1]

Bethnal Green, London [1]

Beverley, Yorkshire [1]

Broad Clyst, Devonshire [1]

Carbrooke, Norfolk [1]

Coltishall, Norfolk [1]

Derbyshire [1]

Dorking, Surrey [1]

Flixton, Suffolk [1]

Gorleston, Suffolk [1]

Hampstead, London [1]

Heckingham, Norfolk [1]

Heckingham, Suffolk [1]

Horham, Suffolk [1]

Ingworth, Norfolk [1]

Ludham, Norfolk [1]

Macclesfield, Cheshire [1]

Meuron [1]

Monmouthshire, Wales [1]

Nagpur, Central Provinces [1]

North Repps, Norfolk [1]

Norton Subcourse, Norfolk [1]

Plumstead, Norfolk [1]

Ringsfield, Beccles [1]

South Koorg [1]

Southwold, Suffolk [1]

Thorpe, Norfolk [1]

Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe, Norfolk [1]

Walpole, Suffolk [1]

Wangford, Suffolk [1]

West Somerton, Norfolk [1]

Windlesham, Surrey [1]

Yoxford, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [40]

Second Lieutenant [8]

Lieutenant [6]

Corporal [5]

Major [4]

Captain [2]

Gunner [2]

Lance Corporal [2]

Lieutenant Colonel [2]

Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2]

Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1]

Assistant Matron [1]

Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1]

Guardsman [1]

Lance Serjeant [1]

Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1]

Rifleman [1]

Serjeant [1]

Stoker 2nd Class [1]

Temporary Captain [1]

Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [12]

Suffolk Regiment [8]

London Regiment [4]

Army Service Corps [3]

Essex Regiment [3]

Royal Field Artillery [3]

Royal Fusiliers [3]

Labour Corps [2]

London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2]

Machine Gun Corps [2]

Middlesex Regiment [2]

Royal Engineers [2]

South Staffordshire Regiment [2]

Army Chaplain's Department [1]

Army Chaplains' Department [1]

Border Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment [1]

Cambridgeshire Regiment Territorial Force [1]

Cheshire Regiment [1]

Coldstream Guards [1]

Durham Light Infantry [1]

East Kent Regiment [1]

General Headquarters Staff [1]

Grenadier Guards [1]

HMS Pembroke [1]

Honourable Artillery Company [1]

Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1]

Leicestershire Regiment [1]

Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1]

Manchester Regiment [1]

Norfolk Regiment Royal Flying Corps [1]

Northamptonshire Regiment [1]

Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1]

Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1]

Rifle Brigade [1]

Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [1]

Royal Air Force [1]

Royal Army Medical Corps [1]

Royal Flying Corps [1]

Royal Garrison Artillery [1]

Suffolk Yeomanry [1]

Territorial Army Nursing Service [1]

Territorial Force Nursing Service [1]

Worcestershire Regiment [1]

York and Lancaster Regiment [1]

Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [58]

Royal Navy [3]

Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1]

Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [10]

B [7]

P [7]

W [6]

C [5]

G [4]

K [3]

L [3]

M [3]

R [3]

A [2]

D [2]

H [2]

F [1]

J [1]

N [1]

T [1]

Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [62]

Country

United Kingdom [38]

India [1]

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People [62] Stories Communities

Place of birth

Thurlton, Norfolk [4] Chorlton, Lancashire [3] Corton, Suffolk [2] Deptford, London [2] 37 Crossall Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Badingham, Suffolk [1] Barkingside, Essex [1] Bath, Somerset [1] Battle, Sussex [1] Bethnal Green, London [1] Beverley, Yorkshire [1] Broad Clyst, Devonshire [1] Carbrooke, Norfolk [1] Coltishall, Norfolk [1] Derbyshire [1] Dorking, Surrey [1] Flixton, Suffolk [1] Gorleston, Suffolk [1] Hampstead, London [1] Heckingham, Norfolk [1] Heckingham, Suffolk [1] Horham, Suffolk [1] Ingworth, Norfolk [1] Ludham, Norfolk [1] Macclesfield, Cheshire [1] Meuron [1] Monmouthshire, Wales [1] Nagpur, Central Provinces [1] North Repps, Norfolk [1] Norton Subcourse, Norfolk [1] Plumstead, Norfolk [1] Ringsfield, Beccles [1] South Koorg [1] Southwold, Suffolk [1] Thorpe, Norfolk [1] Thorpe-next-Haddiscoe, Norfolk [1] Walpole, Suffolk [1] Wangford, Suffolk [1] West Somerton, Norfolk [1] Windlesham, Surrey [1] Yoxford, Suffolk [1]

Rank

Private [40] Second Lieutenant [8] Lieutenant [6] Corporal [5] Major [4] Captain [2] Gunner [2] Lance Corporal [2] Lieutenant Colonel [2] Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 [2] Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 [1] Assistant Matron [1] Brevet Lieutenant Colonel [1] Guardsman [1] Lance Serjeant [1] Mechanist Staff Serjeant [1] Rifleman [1] Serjeant [1] Stoker 2nd Class [1] Temporary Captain [1] Temporary Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class [1]

Unit

Norfolk Regiment [12] Suffolk Regiment [8] London Regiment [4] Army Service Corps [3] Essex Regiment [3] Royal Field Artillery [3] Royal Fusiliers [3] Labour Corps [2] London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers) [2] Machine Gun Corps [2] Middlesex Regiment [2] Royal Engineers [2] South Staffordshire Regiment [2] Army Chaplain's Department [1] Army Chaplains' Department [1] Border Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment [1] Cambridgeshire Regiment Territorial Force [1] Cheshire Regiment [1] Coldstream Guards [1] Durham Light Infantry [1] East Kent Regiment [1] General Headquarters Staff [1] Grenadier Guards [1] HMS Pembroke [1] Honourable Artillery Company [1] Inns of Court Officers Training Corps [1] Leicestershire Regiment [1] Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) [1] Manchester Regiment [1] Norfolk Regiment Royal Flying Corps [1] Northamptonshire Regiment [1] Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry [1] Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry [1] Rifle Brigade [1] Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) [1] Royal Air Force [1] Royal Army Medical Corps [1] Royal Flying Corps [1] Royal Garrison Artillery [1] Suffolk Yeomanry [1] Territorial Army Nursing Service [1] Territorial Force Nursing Service [1] Worcestershire Regiment [1] York and Lancaster Regiment [1] Yorkshire Regiment [1]

Service

British Army [58] Royal Navy [3] Air Force (RAF/RFC) [1] Australian Imperial Force [1]

Last name first letter

S [10] B [7] P [7] W [6] C [5] G [4] K [3] L [3] M [3] R [3] A [2] D [2] H [2] F [1] J [1] N [1] T [1] Y [1]

Contribution

Military Service [62]

Country

United Kingdom [38] India [1]

Arthur James Knights

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 14381 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Geoffrey Burnaby

Born 1894

Died 1916

British Army Second Lieutenant London Regiment 1st Battalion

British Army Lieutenant London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Harold Platt

Born 1883

Died 1973

British Army WR/1538 Mechanist Staff Serjeant Army Service Corps

British Army WR/1538 Acting Warrant Officer Class 2 Army Service Corps

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Leslie Thomas Bond

Born 1894

Died 1916

Royal Navy K32727

Royal Navy K.32727 Stoker 2nd Class HMS Pembroke

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Allen Arthur Dunnett

Born 1899

Died 1919

British Army GS/73401 Private Royal Fusiliers

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Frederick Charles Jetten

Born 1893

Died 1916

British Army 13511 Lance Corporal Norfolk Regiment

British Army 13511 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Thomas Frederick Preston

Born 1889

Died 1917

British Army Lieutenant Norfolk Regiment Royal Flying Corps

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Ernest Arthur Minister

Born 1892

Died 1916

British Army 43315 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Birkwood George Willie Boon

Born 1898

Died 1918

British Army S/29495 Private Rifle Brigade

British Army S/29495 Rifleman Rifle Brigade (The Prince Consort's Own) 3rd Battalion

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Albert James Pearson

Born 1897

Died 1917

British Army 1490 Private Suffolk Regiment

British Army 43071 Private Suffolk Regiment

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Lewis George Minister

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 20415 Private Norfolk Regiment

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Reginald Thomas Snailum

Born 1892

Died 1986

British Army M2/080723 Private Army Service Corps

British Army M2/080723 Transport Warrant Officer Class 1 Army Service Corps

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Harry Edward Robert Lord

Born 1887

Died 1917

British Army 8428 Private London Regiment

British Army 204102 Private London Regiment

British Army 204102 Private London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)

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Robert Herbert De Mussenden Leathes

Born 1898

Died 1917

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Field Artillery

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Charles Preston Parfrey

Born 1881

Died 1916

Australian Imperial Force 4264

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Gerald Stanway

Born 1893

Died 1917

British Army 6971 Private Inns of Court Officers Training Corps

British Army Second Lieutenant South Staffordshire Regiment

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Raymond Stanway

Born 1896

Died 1956

British Army Spts/4305 Corporal Royal Fusiliers

British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Fusiliers

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William Harry Gissing

Born 1899

Died 1918

British Army 58107 Private Northamptonshire Regiment

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Oscar Edward Anderson

Born 1895

Died 1919

British Army 9472 Private Norfolk Regiment

British Army 467650 Private Labour Corps

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Hiram Falkland Gall

Born 1885

Died 1916

British Army G/22311 Private Middlesex Regiment

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